Pterocryptis verecunda

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Pterocryptis verecunda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Pterocryptis
Species:
P. verecunda
Binomial name
Pterocryptis verecunda
H. H. Ng & Freyhof, 2001

Pterocryptis verecunda is a species of catfish found in Cat Ba Island in north-eastern Vietnam.. [2]

This species reaches a length of 13.2 cm (5.2 in). [3]

Etymology

The species epithet means shy. [4]

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References

  1. Huckstorf, V.; Freyhof, J. (2012). "Pterocryptis verecunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T181096A1698073. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181096A1698073.en . Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  2. Ng, H.H.; J. Freyhof (2001). "A review of the catfish genus Pterocryptis (Siluridae) in Vietnam, with the description of two new species". J. Fish Biol. 59 (3): 624–644. Bibcode:2001JFBio..59..624N. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2001.tb02367.x. hdl:2027.42/73958.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterocryptis verecunda". FishBase . June 2013 version.
  4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (26 December 2024). "Family SILURIDAE Rafinesque 1815 (Sheatfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 December 2024.